Province adds Nurse Practitioners to improve primary care
Saskatchewan is expanding access to primary care by signing 19 Nurse Practitioners to publicly funded contracts, a move the provincial government says will help...
Bill calls for app-based alerts when local ERs close
Saskatchewan New Democrats are continuing their push for new legislation requiring the province to publicly report hospital emergency room closures within an hour, arguing...
Fort San Calling Lakes Wellness Centre hiring staff; opening in spite...
The Calling Lakes Wellness Centre has begun hiring a clinical director, support staff, and a counselor and expects to overcome hurdles imposed by the...
Fort Qu’Appelle’s utility bills to increase in the new year
Ratepayers in Fort Qu’Appelle will see a $5 hike in their utility bills in the new year. Council had no choice but to pass...
Province invests $50,000 in new Fort playground
To the cheers of hundreds of elementary school students, Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary Community School vice principal Olena Andrusyak accepted a $50,000 cheque from Saskatchewan’s...
Ex tory MP blames Scheer for his defection
Former Nova Scotia Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont says he crossed the floor to join the Liberals after Andrew Scheer and the party whip barged...
Man charged in Weyburn-area highway shooting death
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes has charged a 42-year-old Regina man in connection with the September shooting death of a woman near Weyburn.
Police say Chris...
Passing the torch
Nine-year-old Viola Blair, who is in grade 4 at Fort Qu’Appelle’s elementary school knows the significance of November 11. “It is the same day...
Qu’Appelle Pharmacy set to close Oct. 31
Qu’Appelle Pharmacy will permanently close its doors at 19 Qu’Appelle Street (Highway #35) on Oct. 31. Citing pharmacist shortages, the establishment informed community members...
Erickson completing his dad’s work
When Roy Erickson started doing maintenance work at the Fort Qu’Appelle Museum 10 years ago, he was unaware of his father’s significant connection to...
Provincial News
Sask. on brink as EMS staffing crisis deepens
Concerns over local ambulance availability and staffing shortages dominated a recent meeting between the Town of Whitewood and representatives from the Saskatchewan Health Authority,...
